tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post7072505609680845114..comments2024-01-29T14:24:46.852-05:00Comments on Wes Ellis: Christmas and The Whorewellis68http://www.blogger.com/profile/06087588494600746854noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-61166673371333801812009-12-24T02:23:23.070-05:002009-12-24T02:23:23.070-05:00pf,
I think you have to look at it in terms of gl...pf, <br />I think you have to look at it in terms of global economy and not just American economy. The minimum wage worker in America takes advantage of those in extreme poverty in places like Honduras and Guatemala whenever they shop at Walmart. I believe the function of apocalyptic literature is, in part, to offer us a lens through which to interpret our reality, i.e. economics, etc. That's all I'm trying to do. <br /><br />And I never meant to say whether or not "beliefs" have anything to do with it. That's a more specific conversation than what I'm doing here.wellis68https://www.blogger.com/profile/06087588494600746854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-91029136140856893952009-12-23T16:32:04.120-05:002009-12-23T16:32:04.120-05:00I think you are on the right track, but to compare...I think you are on the right track, but to compare today to Roman times is extremely ecessive.<br /><br />Even minimum wage workers on food stamps in America can eat enough to survive and have shelter and some access to health care. I doubt the poor could say that in Roman times. <br /><br />And if you are correctly referring to the idea that under Roman law, one could be stripped of the right to earn money and lose possessions by virtue of his or her beliefs, that's a far cry from today.<br /><br />So I agree that the book is about the first century and not predicting future events, just don't take it too far.<br /><br />pfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com